From her time at Tibor Kalman’s M&Co to her current work at Pentagram New York, playfulness and wit are at the heart of Emily Oberman’s approach. She talks to Emily Gosling about finding those ‘aha’ moments that combine both humour and humanity.
Alice Tonge is the Head of 4Creative, Channel 4’s in-house agency, which she describes as a “wonderful mash-up of design agency, ad agency and production company”. Here she explains how she got there.
Taking the theme Radical Luxury, Selfridges has launched a Surrealist-influenced 60-second film shot by director and photographer Norbert Schoerner.
Magnum has taken in an unexpectedly elegant and stylish route in its new advertising campaign, which stands out in a sea of mediocre billboard advertising.
Digital designer Matt Roberts explains how his colour blindness helps him to see things from a different angle
Superunion has created a new identity for Elliptic, a tech company that detects and investigates cryptocurrency-enabled criminal activity such as terrorism, ransomware and child pornography.
Our latest video sees CR visit the London Transport Museum Depot. A treasure trove for design fans, it contains hundreds of items tracking the history of London Transport.
Though he’s been shooting for nearly a decade, the work of Mark Mahaney has remained largely under the radar. Here Art Director Gem Fletcher speaks to him about finding his niche in the industry, making portraits of everyone from Al Gore to Del the Funky Homosapien
Panic! Social Class, Taste and Inequalities in the Creative Industries is a new paper examining social mobility in the arts. Its results make for depressing reading. We talk to lead author, Dr Dave O’Brien, about its key issues.
National Geographic is launching a new look for its May issue, with the strategy and redesign created with Godfrey Dadich Partners (GDP) billed as the “most significant overhaul of content and design since 2000”
Comedy, in the world of advertising, is broken, says Droga5’s David Kolbusz. Cause-based campaigns have rendered it unfashionable and unlikely to win awards. He offers six steps back to being funny
Indecipherable hieroglyphs to some, sacred scrolls to others: Xbox commands and football are languages that so many are passionately fluent in, and which utterly baffle so many others.
One of the most respected and trusted awards for the advertising and design industries are back for 2025. Run, don’t walk to get your entries in before the Early Bird Deadline on 25 October
Growth is a dream for many businesses, but it comes with challenges. Daisy Crowder, brand and marketing director at design recruitment agency Craft, offers advice on how to navigate the change and keep staff on side
The Danish luxury fashion label has spearheaded the characterful evolution of Scandi style. Here, chief brand officer Priya Matadeen discusses its approach to collabs, the pressures of being a responsible brand, and how Ganni Girls grew from a hashtag to a badge of belonging
Brands are saying sorry at a more rapid rate than ever. CR’s advertising columnist Ben Kay delves into why sorry is no longer the hardest word and whether this is an effective strategy for winning audiences
By loosening its approach to advertising, and engaging with its audience directly, the drinks brand has transformed with the times and won a whole new set of fans
Kelly Grovier’s new book charts the artist’s persistent dialogue with classic and contemporary art
We speak to Lego’s VP of global brand development Alero Akuya about the brand’s rare ability to straddle the physical and virtual worlds with ease – whether through its immersive new art exhibition in Paris or collaborations with Epic Games and Nike
The Pentagram partner has created the titles for the acclaimed new Netflix show, which reimagines the Greek myths in a contemporary setting
A new book from Reel Art Press collates the first comprehensive history of film posters. We explore why they remain an underappreciated area of cultural design
Mark Sinclair talks to the artist and designer about his new book, Lost Ordinary Magic, and the importance of recognising the power of simplicity and the everyday wonders that surround us
We explore how the 90s, an era the UK looks favourably upon for its thriving culture, are continually inspiring a stagnated creative industry
The band’s surreal new album visuals explore a darker, more grotesque side of romance. We speak to the creative team behind the campaign about challenging the visual tropes of rock music